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Show FORTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. j REGULAR SE-55IOX. 8E.V1TE. Washington, 9. The Vice President Presi-dent laid be.'ore trio senate accmrau-iiicatioo accmrau-iiicatioo from the postmaster general transmitting a letter from the anis-tanl anis-tanl postmaster general calling attention atten-tion to the inauthciency of the appropriation appro-priation for inland mail tranporUlicn tor the present fiscal year, aud recommending that $J.0W,UIX) bo reappropriated out of unexpended balances of former appropriations (or that purpose, duriug lUe UU four yeari, which have been covered into the treasury, and be made availab.e to meet the necessities of the service. Referred. , The vice president luid belote the senate the petition of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the United States, representing 5 000 churches and over 500,000 j commumcauls, asking for a commis-bion commis-bion of inquiry concerning tho alco-; alco-; bolio liquor traffic. Referred, j Also a communication iroin the secretary of war. transmitting a copy ol tho report of Lieut. 3en. Sheridan, as to the stations Ot truopH on the border to control squatter immigration immi-gration threatening Indian Territory, stating his belief that the stations cannot bo Bafely abandoned and that others may, perhaps be required, and that unless some action in the premises prem-ises is taken by congress tho military occupation may be regarded as perpetual. per-petual. Referred. Ingalls presented the memorial of certain ex-soldiers, who represented that they were paid in a depreciated currency, and asking congress to pay tho difference between the value of greenbacks and gold at the time of their payment, with 6 per cent, inter est, compounded annually. Referred, Bayard, from '.he committee on finance, reported the senate bill for the interchange of subpidiary silver icoin, and asked its indefinite post1 ponement. So ordered. Alao the aenate bill to authorize the Beoretary of the treasury to issue $10,000,000 of 4 por oent. bonds for the payment of arrears of pensions, and ttdKod its indefinite postponement. postpone-ment. So ordered. On motion of Davis, the resolution heretofore submitted by him, calling on the secretary of the treasury for a statement, by states, of the amount paid out of the treasury since 18G6 on claims growing out of the late war, was taken up. Pending discussion the morning hour expired, and the senate went into executive session, and when tho doors were reopened adjourned. MOUSE. Washington, 9. Pound introduced a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution, providing pro-viding that after the 4th ol March, '85, the president and vice preaident shall bold oQice for six years, and shall be ineligible for more than one term, conaecutively and that members of oongreas Bb.aU be elected for three years. Referred. The speaker theu called the states for bills for reference. By F. Wood, to amend the laws relating re-lating to iuternal revenue. It proposes pro-poses a drawback in all manufactured manufac-tured tobacco of taxes paid beyond the rate of ldc. per pound prior to the 1st day of May, 1879. This bill is introduced intro-duced by request. Also, exempting ex-empting from import duty classical antiquities and ancient coins and medals; also relating to the treaty making power. It declares that wbile the treating making power ia confined to the President and Ben-ate, Ben-ate, two thirds concurring, buou authority au-thority does not extend to treaties that aflect the revenue or require the appropriation of money to execute them, but that in all such cases the consent of the law making power of government ia required, which in-eludes in-eludes the house ot representatives. Myers introduced a bill to retire the national bank oirculation and substi tute United States treasury notes therefor. By Kelly, proposing a constitutional constitu-tional amendment prohibiting general legialation on appropriation bills and allowing a veto of any one or more of bucq bills. By Muller, to establish a United States mint in New York City. By ChalmcrB, defining tho meaniog ' of the word "dollar." It relates that the debts of government are evi-; denced by promises to pay in dollars, ! and that any change in the meaning 1 of the word "dollar, whioh increases the debt after it was contracted, is a fraud on the tax payers. It therefore, declares that the old definition defini-tion of "dollar" made in grains of silver, by the etatutes of 1792, and 1834, are restored and that the act of '73, defining dollars as so ma iy grains in gold is repealed. i By Hunrd, declaring that after the 1st of January, nothing but gold and I silver coin of tho United States shall be legal tender in the payment ot debts thereafter contracted unlass otherwise expressly stipulated, By Warner, to make United States legal tender notes subjected to taxa tion after the 1st of March. By Stevens, to orobibit the further removal of Indians to the Indian lorritory. By Culberson, pensioning the soldiers of Mexican aud other wars By Kenna, to settle the claims ol the citizens of West Virginia for loeges sustained during the late war, the property chargeable to the United States. Scales offered a resolution directing the committee on Indian aflairs to investigate the cause of the Ute outbreak out-break at the White River Agency. Referred. The following joint resolutions, in regard to Irish aflairs, were introduced intro-duced and referred. By Frost: Whereas, It appears that the people of Ireland are seriously threatened with the horrors of famine, and Whereas t The destitution and suffering suffer-ing that are now prevailing and that are likely to increase, are in a great measure due to the system of land tenure which obtains in that unfortu -nate oountry, therefore, Besolced, By the senate aud house of representatives, that cngresB views with the most earnest and hearttelt sympathy the eflorts now being made by patriotic Irishmen to ameliorate the condition of their beloved country, ond extent's to the Irish people its sincere wish for their success, in their endeavors to obtain for themselves and their posterity the inestimable 1 bcon oi equal laws and self government. govern-ment. By Gillette, of Iowa, Jiesoived, By the senate and house of representatives: First, that we cor- diaily sympathite with the people of Ireland in their present alarming condition con-dition from threatened famine, aod in their eflorts to obtain relief from the oppressive landlords' system ; second, that we request the President Presi-dent of the United States to communi cate to her majesty's government our hope that somejust arrangement may .09 early made by which the Irish peasants may become the owners of the soil they cultivate. Newberry introduced a bill to authorize tbe issuance of $30,000,000 gold certificates and to establish a redemption re-demption fund therefore; also to authorize the issue of $20,000,000 ot silver certificates and to establish a redemption fund therefore. Jjcea TexH-s, introduced a bill to. repeai the act for the resumption of tpecie paymeatd. I Price, Iowa, introduced a bill re i ci iiring' the reserves oi national , banks to be kept in gold and silver , coins of the United 3tattB; aUo a bill, in relation to bank deposits. Ueltord iutroduc.d a bill lor al commission to negotiate with the Ute Indians for the extinguishment of their title to tho Uto reservation. Cnx, chairman of the committee on foreign atlaira, reported back lavorably a bill to regu'ftte immigration. It provides for a federal system and federal appropriations in aid of the immigration commissioners of the dillerent states. It was accompanied by a written report which was ordered printed and the bill was recommitted. Warner, from the committee on coinage, weights and measureB, re-j ported a resolution reoitiug that by the act of June 21,l879,lbo sum of $20,000 ; 1 was appropriated for negotiations with I foreign covernmenls with a view to the international remonetization of silver, and calling on tbo secretary of state for information as to what progress pro-gress was made to secure the cooperation coopera-tion of other governments with the United Stales for a remouetizatiou of silver. Blount, on behalf of the appropriation appropria-tion committee, stated that the committee com-mittee had expected to report and to have paused, by tho 17th of December, the pension, fjrtification and military academy bill and he offered an amendment thatthe recess commence on the 19th. The yeH3and niya wore , ordered on this amendment. ! In tho bouse of representatives, Blount's amendment to have lue Christmas recess commence on the 19:h inatant wag adopted yeas 125, nayB 103, and the concurrent resolu-i resolu-i tion, as amended, waB agreed to. The house then went into committee commit-tee of the whole on the bill defining the duties of a reporter of the Supreme Su-preme Court of the United Statoa, fixing hiB compensation, and providing provid-ing (or the nublication and diitribu tion of Supreme Court reports. It provides that, the reporter Bhall report and prepare for publication the decisionsot tho Supreme Court and 6uch other decisions as the court may designate, and the salary of the rsporter ehall be $4,500 a year, and $500 more when there shall be more than one volume of decrees published. Without final action, the committee arose, and the house adjourned. |